How To Take Immediate Control Of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical And Financial Destiny

AWAKEN THE GIANT WITHIN

Almost everyone has dreams. Most of us cherish some private ambition, a dream of what we could achieve, create or become in our lifetime, a vision for the kind of life we want and think we deser ve. Perhaps it is the wish to give expression to our own unique gifts and have some positive impact on the world. Yet very few people actually translate their dreams into reality. For so many, beset by everyday frustrations and the pressures and distractions of modern living, dreams become obscured. As the years roll by, all those ambitions and aspirations get relegated to the realm of improbable fantasy. They cease to seem like achievable reality. Anthony Robbins is one of Americas foremost authorities on, and practitioners of, the psychology of personal growth and change. In this summary he claims with compelling conviction that each of us is an amazing well-spring of unlimited and untapped potential. A slumbering giant resides within every one of us, says Robbins. Robbins invites dares you to take responsibility for creating a life in accordance with your highest dreams and desires.

By Robbins

Anthony

THE AUTHOR
Anthony Robbins is one of Americas leading authorities on the psychology of personal growth. A performance the top echelons of business, government and show business, his lectures and video-based seminars consultant to have inspired millions of people from all walks of life. He is also author Unlimited , which has been published internationally in 11 languages. He is the of Power successful founder of nine companies with combined gross revenues in excess of $50 million p.a. These include Robbins International, which specialises in conducting personal development, sales and corporate Research seminars.

In This Summary The Power of Decision ------------------------------- 1 Your Master System ------------------------------- 3 What Is The Question? ------------------------------- 5 Emotions ------------------------------- 7 And Dont Forget ------------------------------- 8

AWAKEN THE GIANT WITHIN THE SUMMARY

THE POWER DECISION

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Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its very existence on its stated purpose Benjamin Disraeli.
Have you ever considered what the variables are that create differences in the quality of peoples lives? How is it that people from humble beginnings and disadvantaged circumstances go on to great heights of achievement, their lives serving as shining, inspirational examples to others? Some do this despite overwhelming obstacles. Others from privileged backgrounds and with every opportunity for success end up leading lives of bitterness and frustration, often littered with broken relationships and chemical addictions. Many years ago, Anthony Robbins asked himself that very question. He was alone in his tiny bachelor flat in California, his pretzels, listening to melancholy "love gone wrong" pop songs and contemplating his miserable lot. "crying into He broke, overweight, frustrated and wondering if he would actually was survive. How Do They Do It? In considering the lives of remarkable, high achieving people in contrast to his own at that time, Robbins realised that people of high distinction and great achievement had come from impoverished circumstances and many disadvantagedThe lack of satisfaction with their lot in life had provided an emotional leverage to inspire them to backgrounds. action and change. These individuals were driven by compelling forces of willpower, desire and imagination to rise above painful circumstances and handicaps of poverty and lack of education to seize control of their own destinies and transform their lives . From this single realisation, Robbins was able to turn his own life completely around and go on to blaze a trail of outstanding accomplishment. And he did it in a relatively short space of time. Robbins recounts how once, flying his jet helicopter over a city where he used to live, he had cause to reflect on just how far he had come. He own noticed awhich appeared familiar and paused to hover over it. Looking down, he realised it was the building in which building he worked as a janitor years had earlier. How did he do it? Simply by learning to harness the principle he concentration of . He made a decision callsmoment that he would change every aspect of his life. He focused power in that his willpower on his goals and he backed his decision with absolute commitment to action. This controlled focus was to act like a laser beam, cutting through obstacles and helping him shape a masterful destiny for himself. THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF GOAL SETTING Concerning all acts of initiative and creation there is one elementary truth that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves Goethe too

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In order to create change, people must first clearly define their objectives. Setting goals is the primary step toward the invisible into the visible and the foundation for turning success. Clearly-defined goals mean that you become focused in a certain direction and from there on your thoughts and actions directed, consciously and unconsciously, towards that will be outcome. Goals might be defined as dreams with a deadline. Its important to set a time frame on the achievement of goals, give yourself a deadline. Scrutinise your actions constantly to analyse their relevance to your goals. Put pen to paper and dare to dream. Ask yourself: What do I need to be doing today, right now, that will contribute towards my desired outcome in six months? Ask: What would I want my life to be if I could have it any way I wanted? What would I go for if knew I could not fail?

Lets Make a Few Changes - Today! Write down right now four things you really need to do but have put off . Are you a bit over-weight? Is that smokers cough getting worse? Have you let a silly falling out come between you and a valued friend? Then write the answers to these questions beside each: Why havent I acted yet? What pain have I associated with such action in the past? An honest answer will bring home the fact that the thing holding you back has been that you link more pain or inconvenience with the action than with inaction. Next, set down all the pleasure youve gained by adopting this negative course. The immediate pleasures of indulging in a cigarette or chocolate or one too many beers are obvious. The same goes for avoiding a diff icult task or painful conversation. Writing them down focuses your attention on your target. Change comes with new goals think of ways to get these, or better, pleasures without the unwanted consequences. Now, write the cost of not changing. Money, ill-health, death perhaps it is a precious relationship that will be lost or damaged forever if you dont act. Add up the cost over the next year, the next 10, the next 50. Consider the effects on your self-respect and your feelings about your life during all those years to come. Finally, write down all the possible pleasures which could result from acting on these issues, now! Make the list long and lavish. Allow it to get you worked up. Let it charge your emotions with anticipation of all those benefits. Remember the benef its for others are at stake here, too.

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High-Jump The Barriers Of Self Limitation

Dont be afraid to dream outside the limitations of your current achievement. The seeds of desire to achieve a specif ic goal are signs of your inherent potential and capacity to do it. Then carpe diem (seize the day)! Truly committed decisions are catalyst for turning dreams into the reality. Mahatma Ghandis decision to rid India of British rule, along with his dauntless will, set up a chain of events that eventually altered the balance of power among nations. Many doubted his capacity to achieve his aim through non-violent opposition, but he succeeded by the sheer strength of his commitment and that of his millions of followers. He deliberately left himself no choice other than to follow dictates of his conscience. It is in these moments of true, committed decision that you shape your own fate. It is a process of committing yourself to a particular outcome and then deliberately isolating yourself from any other possibility. People who truly decide to stop smoking have given themselves the gift of a solid gold certainty. know they will never smoke again. No They other possibility can ever be considered.

Anyone Can Play

The best thing about the truly tremendous power of decision is that each and every one of us already has it in our possession. It is the giant asleep within us. We need only wake it to experience the thrill of exercising our unlimited power to implement radical improvements in our lives. The act of making such an unshakeable decision, even if is a diff icult one, comes as a great relief to most people. Suddenly the f irst time they have a clear and unchallengeable often for goal. Never Fear The Falls Once you have known this empowered feeling, there will be no stopping you. The best way by far to learn to make better decisions is by practice! More decisions, more often every one you make and stick to will increase your sense of power your own life over destiny. And dont be afraid of mistakes. Success grows directly from good judgement, judgement comes from experience and experience is largely built of poor judgments! Whenever you try something and fail and it will happen as sure as death and taxes dont wast time commiserating or berating yourself. Instead ask: "What good can be salvaged from this? What have I learned? Then get on with your next idea. Your failure is really a valuable lesson, an asset to carry with you into the future.

YOUR MASTER SYSTEM

When we aspire to our highest dreams or a set of goals that seem beyond our capacity to reach, when we demand of ourselves actions that seem beyond our capabilities and outside the comfort zone of our normal mode of operating, any number of self-limiting psychological variables will inevitably confront us. These variables are part and parcel of your own Master . It is what has determined your achievements personal System and life experiences up to the present day. Your Master System includes all your core beliefs. It is comprised of all the conscious and unconscious rules by which you live, your values, your emotional responses, the habitual questions you ask, your references . In order to achieve your goals, you must program your Master System to make it consistent with your desires. You can literally undo and eliminate past conditioning and negative programming by a conscious effort to change any or all of the variables of your master system that limit you. It is perfectly possible to re-invent yourself systematically by organising your beliefs and values in a way that pulls you in direction of your lifes design. Having a design is the prerequisite. Add real desire for your goals, and youre the away.

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Focus On Where You Want To Go, Rather Than Your Fear The importance of focusing clearly on your desired outcome rather than f ixating on a negative variable that stands as a temporary obstacle to the achievement of your goal, cannot be over estimated. In motor racing, a driver who skids out of control is always tempted to look at the looming wall, barrier or ditch which easily claim his life. Yet a seasoned driver knows that the direction of his gaze can eerily determine the course might that car will take. He knows it is imperative that he direct his gaze away from the wall and towards the road with the every of his will. He must look only in the direction he wishes to ounce go. Similarly, what we consistently focus on in life eventually becomes the substance of our reality. People can spend a focused on the brick walls of their own imagined shortcomings. They fail to achieve their dreams and lifetime goals because they dont look at them intently simply enough. In a clear and committed focus on your goal, the how will usually make itself apparent.

THE FORCE THAT SHAPES YOUR LIFE

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any Marcus moment Aurelius

Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers

Winners are people who challenge the belief barriers about what is possible for themselves or for any human. They these barriers are composed of nothing but belief and, by choosing instead to believe in themselves, go realise beyond to them new heights. Consider the case of Roger Bannister. Until 1954 it was commonly believed that no one would ever run a mile in under four minutes. Even though times for the event had been gradually improving for years, the four minute mark seemed an insurmountable barrier. For an inordinately long period the times approached closer and closer to it, but still it stood, seemingly unbreakable. that is, when Bannister made athletic history. He achieved the Until 1954 impossible. How? Aside from obviously being a gifted athlete and training his heart out, Bannister took the novel approach of practising the mentall as well as physically. He put in a lot of effort visualising himself running the event y race. In his mind he saw himself breaking through that barrier with so much emotional intensity that he created vivid references that became unquestionable commands to his nervous system. These served as cues during the race, pushing his body to produce the result. Even more amazingly, he destroyed forever a forbidding belief barrier. Almost as soon as he had demolished that barrier,poured through after him. Within one year of his triumph, 37 other runners also broke the four minute others mark! Bannisters feat had shown them what was possible. It gave them their own strong references. The Following year another 33 sub-four minute time were recorded. All of our actions are dictated by an inevitable human desire to move toward pleasure and away from pain. Just what of us defines as pleasurable or painful is individual and relative, but we are all motivated to actions that each increase and minimise pleasure pain. Procrastination arises from the fear of more pain resulting from a course of action than from the discomfort or inconvenience of putting it off. Toothache is a classic case in point. Many people will put off a trip to the dentist indefinitely. That is until they reach a maximum emotional threshold. They dont act until they experience an intensity of pain or discomfort that compels them to create change. In the end, the prospect of an extraction seems less painful than the chronic, throbbing of an aching tooth. In the pain the dentist has become the lesser of two stakes, evils. At this magical point however, pain has become our ally. It is a powerful assistant in providing the leverage we need to create positive change. 4.

USING PAIN AND PLEASURE

I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pain be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater Michel de pleasures Montaigne People consciously or unconsciously gravitate toward life experiences that provide more fun, more joy, more laughter, more stimulation, excitement, etc. Advertisers know the power of shaping our lives by linking pleasurable sensations and emotions with ideas about their products. They are expert in using imagery, music and sensory stimulation to heighten our emotions. Having aroused us to emotional state, they simply flash an image of, or message about, the product. It remains with us, closely bound to an those pleasant emotions. We can harness pain and pleasure to change virtually anything in our lives. We can deliberately amplify emotional pain and it to negative, self-defeating behaviours. The only alternative then becomes a move away from the attach negative experience towards a more pleasant and rewarding outcome. Associating maximum perceived pleasure with a desired outcome and rewarding yourself amply along the way will your progress and make your journey infinitely more enjoyable. Always remember that the journey is at least speed as important as the destination.

CHANGE YOUR LIMITING BELIEF SYSTEMS

The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said that every truth moves through three First, it is ridiculed. Second, it stages: is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as selfevident Changing a limited belief system is a powerful strategy for effecting change in your life. Our beliefs are like unquestioned reference points that have become an integral part of our Master System, telling us whats possible commands and and impossible for us. Our beliefs may be created by repeated experiences that lead us to feelings of conclusive certainty about reality. Alternately adopted as received truth from the belief systems that operate in society. I could never get a well paid they may be job because I didnt finish Nothing splendid has ever been achieved, but by those who dared believe school. that something inside of themselves was superior to Bruce circumstance Barton Look hard at the belief systems of those who attain excellence and high achievement. They contain vital clues for elevating Successful people operate with positive, empowering beliefs about their own capabilities. They believe they your own. are worthy of winning. This certainty is an essential component of success.

WHAT IS THE QUESTION?...

Some men see things as they are and say Why?. I dream of things that never were, and say Why not?" George Bernard Shaw One major difference between people is the nature of the questions they consistently ask. A genuine quality of life comes continuously from asking quality questions. Questioning sets off a process that can have an impact beyond our imagination. Questioning limitations is what tears down in business and relationships alike even those between walls nations. If you ask empowering, quality questions, you seek empowering, quality responses from the world around you, from others and from yourself. Try asking yourself the following empowering questions each evening as you review your day: What did I learn today? What did I achieve today? What did I enjoy today? What did I contribute today? The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvellous structure of reality. It is enough if one when tries to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy merely Albert curiosity Einstein

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TRANSFORM YOUR VOCABULARY Did you know that the English language contains some 750,000 words? Yet the average persons working vocabulary 2,000 10,000. Put another way, the average person uses from 0.5 to 1.5 per cent of the words at consists of his disposal. With such amazing resources with which to express our feelings and ideas, why should people accept such an impoverished vocabulary? William Shakespeare used over 24,000 words and, when none would suffice, created his own, many of which remain in usage today. The power of words to shape our individual realities is tremendous. We need carefully to evaluate our own usage of words and consistently aspire to elevate and improve our vocabulary. We should use words that constantly empower us think in terms of positivity and to excellence. We Are What We Say Linguists say that, culturally, we shape and are shaped by our language. Have you ever noticed yourself adopt the habitual vocabulary of someone you associate closely with or admire? Interestingly, English has a predominance of verbs. In contrast, the Chinese language place a great deal of value on qualities of stillness and continuum, and the Chinese language features a predominance of names rather than verbs. John F Kennedy once pointed out that the Chinese equivalent of our word crisis is a composite of two characters one representing danger and the other, opportunity. Transformational vocabulary is the conscious use of specially- chosen words and phrases to intensify or diminish any emotional state, positive or negative. Transforming our habitual vocabulary breaks unresourceful patterns, produces totally different feelings, changes our emotional state and allows us to think in a more qualitative and elevated way. We cause problems for ourselves when we start habitually using words like furious and humiliated. We must consciously evaluate the impact of words we use on our emotional state or we risk creating more emotional pain than is necessary. Turning Down The Heat Try this when next you are overwhelmed with anger. Instead of thinking of and venting your feelings as fury or outrage make a choice to express them like someone who might say they are feeling a little peeved. If you cant keep a straight face while doing this, congratulations. Your anger might just evaporate into a selfmocking smile. And all because of a choice of words. A Pause For Our Sponsor The Power of words can work for or against your purpose. Either way, they are powerful, so take care when handling aoaded word. l Sometimes vocabulary is even more transformational than we bargain for a fact to which several major advertisersAfter translating their slogan Pepsi gives life into Chinese, Pepsi executives were stunned to discover can attest. that theyd just spent millions of dollars announcing Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back from the Grave. Chevrolet, mystif ied by sluggish sales of its new Nova compact sedan in Latin America, eventually discovered that in Spanish the words no va mean It doesnt go.

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EMOTIONS
Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to Aldous Huxley him People experience an average of a dozen or so different emotional states in the course of a normal week. Yet there are over words in English to describe emotions. Even more interestingly, of these, around 1,000 denote positive 3,000 emotions while roughly twice as many words relate to negative ones. Our emotions are actually learned neuro-associative responses to circumstances. As we experience a given situation, we re- pleasurable/painful neuro- associations of our previous experiences of similar live the situations. Quite often our emotions are related to past times and events, so they are neither appropriate nor productive to the situation we currently f ind ourselves. When this is the case, we need to identify and consciously break the pattern of in which our programmed responses which might be counter-productive to achieving our preferred outcomes. Mastering Ourselves In order to attain mastery of our emotions we must f irst realise that, overwhelming though our emotions sometimes are, we more powerful than they. We create our own emotions so it follows that we have the capacity to discard or are dissipate them. One can detach from negative emotions or limiting feelings and considerations to persist with a decided course of action. Proceeding with something (say, an examination or a parachute jump) might well f ill us with fear. But that need not stop us from going ahead. Repeating such an action will diminish the neuro-associations gradually, a little more each time we go through it. Eventually they are neutralised or erased completely. We may even come to relish a once-feared prospect. Old emotional are replaced by new, positive and empowering emotional experiences. They give way to the excitement associations of anticipation and the joy of selfmastery. Our emotions are a gift, a guideline, a support system. They are calls to action. Mastery of our emotions is by no means thing as avoidance. Avoidance means falling back on substances or other means such as workaholism to the same prevent from feeling uncomfortable emotions at ourselves all. Mastery means acknowledging and making friends with these feelings. It requires the recognition that at some time in the those feelings served you well as an internal compass to help you gauge and respond to a past situation. Its now up to you to decide whether the negative feelings you associate with something are relevant to the present time circumstances or whether you need to put in the work to create a new neuro-association. Alternately, you may and simplyto change a situation that causes negative have responses.

Ten Negatives Calls To Action

Discomfort Guilt Fear Disappointment Hurt Loneliness Anger Inadequacy Overload Frustration Ten Positives The Power To Create Success Love & Warmth Curiosity Appreciation & Gratitude Vitality Excitement & Passion Flexibility Determination Confidence Contribution Cheerfulness

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BODY LANGUAGE
The feelings we experience are strongly linked with how we use our bodies. Emotion is the product of motion. The smallest changes of facial expression and gesture will effect our feelings at a given moment and consequently our actions and responses. Every emotion you experience has a specific physiology linked to it posture, breathing, patterns of movement, facial expressions habitual muscular patterns literally begin to dictate emotions. Slumping at your desk, for instance, can affectbreathing and induce back aches, making you both more tired and more irritable both translating as your less productive than you ought to be. A key to success is to create patterns of movement and posture that create confidence, a sense of strength, flexibility, fun. power and Remember that f itness and health are by no means the same thing. True health means that all your bodys systems are working at their optimum. Pounding your body around a gym twice a week will not guarantee that. Fitness refers only to capacity to perform certain athletic pursuits. Some care with diet and regular exercise can only make you healthier. Aim for moderate aerobic exercise. This meansoxygen gentle exercise sustained over a period. It burns fat for fuel and increases your endurance and the with general of your cardio-vascular and muscular health systems. Anaerobic exercise is that focused on pounding heart rates and brief spurts of power. The fuel for this is glycogen and fatstored by the body while it undergoes this type of activity. Many of the health problems of Western societies arise is from our almost completely anaerobic lifestyle, combined with the stress of our work, habits like smoking, and lousy diet. Addressing these problems in your own life can multiply your energy and potential for achievement not to mention the you might have left to enjoy the fruits of time it.

AND DONT FORGET

The great man is he that does not lose his childs Menciu heart s What is the purpose of life if not to be happy? Success requires hard work but remember to play with equal resolve. Evenhad a day off. God Have fun, be spontaneous, be outrageous. Never underestimate the value of play or forget our capacity to laugh at yourself. afraid to fail. It is through failure we learn to orientate ourselves towards success. Thomas Edison considered Never be that2,000 odd failures were just so many steps in the process towards his successful invention of the light his bulb. Keep perspective. If a problem seems insurmountable, consider that we live in a galaxy that comprises several hundred million stars, which in turn exists in a universe that contains several hundred thousand million thousand galaxies. Consider the enormity of this grand cosmic design. Think of its magnitude. Now, how big is your problem? Can you rise to the challenge of awakening your own giant? It is a giant of talent, creativity and unlimited abilities to contribute amazing things to the world. It is sleeping within you right now. Are you willing to rise to the challenge of a heroic life? Perfection is not heroism, but humanity is. Within each of us burns the spark of heroism and we can fan into flame if we choose. The late Michael Landon, movie star and great humanitarian, once said: Somebody should tell us right at the start of our lives that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute single day. Do it I Say! Whatever you want to do do it now! Carpe diem. Seize the day! And expect of every miracles, you are because one.

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